African-American and Hispanic-American adolescents, HIV infection, and preventive intervention.
This paper considers strategies for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among African-American and Hispanic-American adolescents. We describe culturally sensitive interventions based on social learning theory. The interventions combine elements of cognitive-behavioral skills for problem solving, coping, and interpersonal communication with elements of ethnic pride and HIV facts. The paper discusses the strengths and limitations of skills intervention for AIDS prevention and concludes with directions for research.
Schinke
S P
SP
Columbia University, School of Social Work, New York, New York 10025.
Botvin
G J
GJ
Orlandi
M A
MA
Schilling
R F
RF
Gordon
A N
AN
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001741:Black or African American; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003479:Curriculum; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States